Fwd: Yes, we can solve Delhi's water problem

[siddharth bhardwaj]

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From: Arvind Kejriwal <ad...@aamaadmiparty.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:05:08 +0000
Subject: Yes, we can solve Delhi's water problem
To: Siddharth Bhardwaj <siddha...@gmail.com>

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Dear Siddharth Bhardwaj,

Why is that 40% of Delhiites do not get water in their homes? Why do
they have to buy water at exorbitant prices from water tanker
companies?

Deoli, Ambedkar Nagar, Mehraulli, Chirag Delhi, Sangam Vihar and many
other parts of Delhi do not get water in their homes. Many parts of
Delhi get highly contaminated water.

This is despite the fact that Delhi is a water surplus state. Delhi,
with a population of 1.5 crores, produces 840 MGD (Million Gallons per
Day) of water. It means that 210 lpcd (litres per capita per day) of
water is available for every person in Delhi every day. Contrast this
with the water availability in London and Germany, where only 150 lpcd
of water is available. Despite that, there is 24 hour pure water
supply in each home in London and Germany. Then why are 40% of Delhi’s
homes without water? Where is Delhi’s water going?

According to the Delhi government, 50% of Delhi’s water is lost in
leakages. This means that almost 420 MGD of water comes on the roads
of Delhi everyday. That is a huge quantity of water. If that were
actually true, then there should have been floods in Delhi after a few
days. But we don’t see any water on Delhi’s roads. The Delhi
government says that it is the underground pipelines which are
leaking. But that is also not true. Because if this was true the water
table in Delhi should have risen. That is also not happening. Water
table in Delhi is constantly going down.

Then where is Delhi’s water going? That is a huge mystery. We did our
investigations and found that Delhi’s water is being stolen under
political patronage on a large scale. Hundreds of water tanker
companies are operating in Delhi. If you call up any of these
companies, they will supply any number of tankers at around Rs 2000
per tanker. They do not face any water shortage. Where do these
companies get their water from? Obviously, this water is stolen out of
government’s water distribution system.

Half of these water tankers companies belong to BJP leaders and many
belong to Congressmen. Water sales through these illegal tankers is
more than Rs 1000 crore business in Delhi. Till we have BJP or
Congress governments, we cannot expect water to reach our homes.

What would Aam Aadmi Party do?

Come down heavily against water mafia in Delhi. With a strong hand,
stop illegal water supply in Delhi and ensure that this water actually
reaches your house. If at all water tankers are needed in any area,
they would be supplied only by Delhi Jal Board.

If you have any ideas, feel free to write to me.

With best regards,

Arvind Kejriwal

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